Thursday, December 30, 2010

Happy New Year

Today is day 5 of Kwanzaa, or Purpose. The boys and I are going to clean out and bring a lot of things to a charity center. We've been stuck indoors as the older son has had a high fever. It's been a tough month for him.

But I've been looking at New Year recipes. This is from the Southern Living Celebrations cookbook again Here's the menu for New Year's Eve Buffet:
Crabmeat Mold
Danish Meatballs
Cucumber Ring Canapes
Marinated Mushrooms
Fresh Fruit with Assorted Cheeses
Cheese Dates
Shrewsbury Cakes
Hot Rum Punch
Champagne

I've been to a few NYE parties and no one had anything like that - except maybe for the last two items. Tomorrow I'll put up a picture of the vintage item I brought to the family Christmas party. We'll be using it again for NYE...

So this is a photo of the Champagne and the Crabmeat Mold, alone with the Cucumber Rings. I was intrigued by those. It's a lot of work and fuss for no good reason that I can tell...
3 packages cream cheese, softened
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
3 tablespoons freeze-dried chives
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
1/4 tsp. paprika
1 large cucumber, peeled and cored
1 (8-oz) loaf sliced party rye bread
Combine first 5 ingredients; mix well. Place mixture in a pastry bag, and chill.
Cut cucumber into 1/8-inch slices; drain well.
Place one cucumber ring on each slice of bread. Pipe cream cheese mixture into center of each ring. Chill. Yield: about 2 1/2 dozen.

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Amy Alessio unleashes her extensive vintage cookbook and craft pattern collection on the unsuspecting public through her presentations and this blog. Mystery author Molly MacRae guest blogs with an unusual recipe every First Monday.